Philosopher, Salem Center, University of Texas, Austin. (Co-)Editor: Foundations of a Free Society (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019) and A Companion to Ayn Rand (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016). Scholar of ancient philosophy (especially Aristotle) and of Ayn Rand. Philosopher interested in epistemology (especially the role of concepts in knowledge and the nature of objectivity), ethics (especially the foundations of morality and the nature of wellbeing), and political philosophy (especially the nature of individual rights). Has taught in the philosophy departments at The University of Pittsburgh, The University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), Boston University, Stevens Institute, Rutgers University, and The University of Texas (Austin) email: [email protected] https://salemcenter.org/people/gregory-salmieri/ http://www.salmieri.org/